Tag: Great Lakes

Are National Standards Around Recyclability Claims on The Way?

June 20, 2023

Research shows how much, how often, and how well consumers recycle depends on their trust in the recycling system. Most of them – 78 percent –turn to labels to try…

From an “Open Sewer” to our Greatest Asset: How Milwaukee Overcame a Legacy of Industrial Water Pollution

May 30, 2023

It’s a gorgeous sunny evening in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the Milwaukee River, two friends call out to each other as they paddle their kayaks under the Water Street bridge.…

Breaking Down the Problem of Microplastics in the Great Lakes

May 16, 2023

A big challenge to the health of the Great Lakes takes a tiny form: microplastics, pieces of plastic no larger than 5 mm in size, or about the size of…

Re-Energizing the Ecosystem Approach in the 21st Century

May 10, 2023

In 2022, the 50th anniversaries of the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the U.S. Clean Water Act were celebrated. This landmark Agreement and law, as well as many…

Why Protected Areas Must Consider What’s Beneath the Surface

April 19, 2023

New research published in the journal Nature Sustainability finds that 85% of protected areas with groundwater-dependent ecosystems have groundwatersheds that may be under-protected. The Gist Protected areas are one of…